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#Egypt and #Saudi Arabia focus on Eritrea as UAE bolsters ties to #Ethiopia The insular but strategically positioned Red Sea country of #Eritrea is coming under the radar of Arab capitals as a potential linchpin in Saudi Arabia and the #UAE’s #Red_Sea rivalry. Two #Arab officials familiar with recent diplomacy told Middle East Eye that Egypt is trying to broker deeper security links between Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, with an eye towards checking the UAE’s influence as it increases military ties to Ethiopia. The Arab officials told MEE that the developments are inspired by a defence deal struck between Sudan’s military and Pakistan in January. That agreement is widely understood to be financed by Saudi Arabia, although the weapons systems have yet to materialise. MEE reported that #Pakistani chief of air staff Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, and Lieutenant General Turki bin Bander bin.... https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02zpu8MMtSXM8MeCVGRLWPNpAWbabCsokhKYFxeBiW2qSvHRyTPxKmSfRmPUPbRXTsl